Description
DE LA SOUL 3 Feet High And Rising (2023 UK/US limited edition 23-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180gram Green Opaque Vinyl with Comic Insert. The long-awaited reissue of their 1989 debutalbum produced by Prince Paul and featuring the classic singles Me Myself and I, The Magic Number, Buddy, and Eye Know. Single pocket picture sleeve replicating the original cover artwork with inners. The sleeve shows just a little corner creasing and the vinyl are in near mint condition)
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
The most inventive, assured, and playful debut in hip-hop history, 3 Feet High and Rising not only proved that rappers didn’t have to talk about the streets to succeed, but also expanded the palette of sampling material with a kaleidoscope of sounds and references culled from pop, soul, disco, and even country music. Weaving clever wordplay and deft rhymes across two dozen tracks loosely organized around a game-show theme, De La Soul broke down boundaries all over the LP, moving easily from the groovy my-philosophy intro “The Magic Number” to an intelligent, caring inner-city vignette named “Ghetto Thang” to the freewheeling end-of-innocence tale “Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin’s Revenge).”
Rappers Posdnuos and Trugoy the Dove talked about anything they wanted (up to and including body odor), playing fast and loose on the mic like Biz Markie. Thinly disguised under a layer of humor, their lyrical themes ranged from true love (“Eye Know”) to the destructive power of drugs (“Say No Go”) to Daisy Age philosophy (“Tread Water”) to sex (“Buddy”). Prince Paul (from Stetsasonic) and DJ Pasemaster Mase led the way on the production end, with dozens of samples from all sorts of left-field artists — including Johnny Cash, the Mad Lads, Steely Dan, Public Enemy, Hall & Oates, and the Turtles.
The pair didn’t just use those samples as hooks or drumbreaks — like most hip-hop producers had in the past — but as split-second fills and in-jokes that made some tracks sound more like DJ records. Even “Potholes on My Lawn,” which samples a mouth harp and yodeling (for the chorus, no less), became a big R&B hit. If it was easy to believe the revolution was here from listening to the rapping and production on Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, with De La Soul the Daisy Age seemed to promise a new era of positivity in hip-hop.
LP1 Side A
1. Intro 1:41
2. The Magic Number 3:14
3. Change In Speak 2:32
4. Cool Breeze On The Rocks 0:37
5. Can U Keep A Secret 1:40
6. Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin’s Revenge) 3:23
7. Ghetto Thang 3:34
LP1 Side B
1. Transmitting Live From Mars 1:11
2. Eye Know 4:12
3. Take It Off 1:52
4. A Little Bit Of Soap 0:49
5. Tread Water 3:44
6. Potholes In My Lawn 3:47
LP2 Side A
1. Say No Go 4:19
2. Do As De La Does 2:06
3. Plug Tunin’ (Last Chance To Comprehend) 4:06
4. De La Orgee 1:12
5. Buddy (With Jungle Brothers And Q-Tip From A Tribe Called Quest) 4:54
LP 2 Side B
1. Description 1:30
2. Me Myself And I 3:40
3. This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.) 3:09
4. I Can Do Anything (Delacratic) 0:40
5. D.A.I.S.Y. Age 3:55
Artist – De La Soul (click link for complete listing)
Title – 3 Feet High And Rising (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release – 2023
Original Year of Release – 1989
Format – 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label – AOI Chrysalis
Catalogue No – RMM-047-1 (click link for more)
Country of Origin – United Kingdom (UK)
Language – Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Additional info – Picture Sleeve
Barcode – 810098503082
Condition – This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
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Rap & Hip Hop.
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